- Aghu language
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This article is about the Papuan language. For the Australian language, see Aghu Tharrnggala (linguistics).
Aghu Jair Spoken in Papua, Indonesia Native speakers 7,000 (dated) (date missing) Language family Trans–New Guinea- Central and South New Guinea
- Awyu–Dumut
- Awyu
- Aghu
- Awyu
- Awyu–Dumut
Language codes ISO 639-3 variously:
ahh – Aghu
awv – Jair
yir – North AwyuAghu, also known as Awyu or Djair (Dyair, Jair, Yair), is a Papuan language of Papua, Indonesia.
Ethnologue assigns separate ISO codes for Aghu/Jair, Jair, and North Awyu/Jair. However, these have not been attested as separate languages (U. Amsterdam).
Bibliography
- (Dutch) Drabbe, P. (1957). Spraakkunst van het Aghu-dialect van de Awju-taal. Den Haag: M. Nijhoff.
- (English) Voorhoeve, C. L. (1980) [1975]. Languages of Irian Jaya, Checklist: Preliminary Classification, Language Maps, Wordlists. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics. pp. 28, 98. http://www.papuaweb.org/dlib/bk/pl/B31/_toc.html.
External links
- Ethnologue report for language code:ahh
- Awyu–Ndumut research group at VU University Amsterdam: [1]
Categories:- Language articles with undated speaker data
- Awyu-Dumut languages
- Papuan language stubs
- Indonesia stubs
- Central and South New Guinea
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